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mid-December, more than $2 billion had been
paid, ensuring farmers would be able to stay in
business and plant crops the following year. In
2019, farmers across the Midwest were unable
to plant 18.7 million acres due to excessive moisture
in the winter and early spring. By mid-July
2019, farmers were paid roughly $500 million in
Prevented Planting indemnities and by the end
of October, more than $4 billion had been paid.
Both examples demonstrate how quickly the crop
insurance industry can respond when disasters
hit. Both examples also demonstrate the benefit
of incentivized service.
Author's Note: The author appreciates the comments
and suggestions of Harun Bulut, Mickey
Paggi, and Phillip Hayes. All remaining errors are
my own.
In This Issue
This summer, NCIS had the honor of hosting
students from three 1890 universities for a
summer long virtual internship. The program
provided the interns with an in-depth look at
how the crop insurance program works and its
importance to America's farmers and ranchers.
You can learn more about Paris, Erikton, and
Niaviana in their article beginning on page 12
and read about what they learned during their 10
weeks with NCIS.
Alyssa Milliken, who has been an NCIS intern
the last couple of years, wrote an article covering
the recent Train the Trainer virtual conference
held in July. There was a lot of important information
shared during that event, including hearing
from special guest speaker, Karis Gutter, on
the importance of diversity in the workplace.
Also, in this issue we provide the 2020 NCIS
agronomic research results from 12 projects
across the United States. These results, in conjunction
with those from previous projects, are
used to verify and improve current NCIS loss
adjustment procedures. The NCIS agronomic research
program is vital to ensure claims are paid
accurately and fairly.
We also introduce you to fourth generation
farmer, Sarah Zost, from Pennsylvania. She and
her family rely on crop insurance to help their
farm survive if disaster strikes, as it did in 2020.
Lastly, we provide the final 2020 premium and
loss statistics for both the Federal and Crop-Hail
insurance programs. We hope that you enjoy all
that this issue has to offer.
Submit Your Nominations
The NCIS Industry Awards were established in 2001 to honor individuals who provide exemplary service to the crop insurance
industry. The awards recognize individuals who consistently demonstrate outstanding leadership by their willingness to
serve the industry and by going above and beyond their roles with their individual companies.
Award Categories
FRIEND OF THE INDUSTRY-Recognizes an individual, working directly in the crop insurance industry or other organization.
The individual has provided exceptional and notable contributions, and exhibited outstanding leadership and
guidance to, and knowledge of, the crop insurance industry.
OUTSTANDING SERVICE-Presented to a crop insurance agent, or individual outside the industry, who provides exceptional service
and outreach efforts industry-wide to all farmers, especially limited resource and/or socially disadvantaged farmers.
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP-Primarily recognizes members of the NCIS regional/state crop insurance and/or NCIS standing committees.
This award recognizes individuals who consistently serve the industry with outstanding leadership
and service to regional/state and/or a standing committee.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT-Presented to those people who have served, or are currently serving, in leadership capacities
within the industry and exhibit(ed) outstanding leadership, guidance and knowledge to and of the crop insurance industry.
Visit CropInsuranceInAmerica.org/resource-materials/ for more details about the awards,
guidelines for nominating candidates, and to download forms for submitting your nomination.
All nominations are reviewed by the NCIS Communications & Outreach Committee,
with final nominees approved by the NCIS Board of Directors.
Industry Awards
Nominations must be submitted in writing to NCIS by October 15, 2021, for awards to be presented at the 2022 Annual Convention.
If you have questions regarding the criteria for the awards, please contact Laurie Langstraat, NCIS at lauriel@ag-risk.org or 913-685-2767.
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